The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-05-25
Lawtou.

Misc Lettie Thompson of Kalamazoo, is
visiting friends in town.
Juan McKeyes has been putting a new
coat of paint on his store.
L. A. Robinson will keep up with the rest
of the town by having his house painted.
He says it's awful to buzz girl so long
. and then have her up and marry some other
chap.
Considerable fishing is being done now in
the beautiful lakes near here, and numbers
of brook trout are being caught i'll the creek
west of town.
Married, on Sunday, May 22d, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Elijah Cleveland, mother of
the bride by Rev. j. Carson. Mr.. l.. l.. Row
lee to Miss Phebe A. Udell, both of Lawton.
A little, short runaway took place last
week, in which the horse ran across the
street, overturned the buggy and got his feet
entangled in some wire fence. No damage
done.
About dozen of our young sportsmen
will build boat house at Hersey Lake. This
will make it pleasant for them when they
wish to GO fishing or want 10 take their fam
lilies out for vacation.
ested in the two cent railroad fare bill, and it
is to be hoped that the members of the sem
ate will look after the interests of their con-
stituents, as we'll as that of the railroads.
Charley Balch is having his milk wagon
repaired, having had a runaway at Paw Paw
last Friday, which damaged the harness and
vehicle somewhat. The ponies were fright
ened at the creamery and ran about block,
bringing up against tree.
AS the train pulled out for Decatur last
Thursday, about twenty boys jumped aboard,
intending to beat their way down. The
conductor stopped the train and fired them.
He said he didn't mind half q dozen, but
he couldn't carry the whole town III that
way.
Charley Geiser took little advantage of
his wife few days ago, when she went visit
ing. During her absence, he had Levi Stoker
take fine parlor set up to his house and had
il all neatly arranged when she returned.
We don't know whether she forgave him or
not. She certainly ought not.
A lively fight took place last Saturday
evening in front of the hardware, between
Sylvester Sneed, who stands about six feet
fourteen inches in his stocking feet, and
: Chas Shaft, one of the finest long wool ped
dlers on the road. Charles appeared to get
the worst of it, as he had no box to stand on
and Bessie Honey reached too far at a time
with those oars of his After considerable
sparring, Sylvester cooled down and Charley s
Z heart resumed its natural beat.
Commander Monroe of l.. c. Woodman
post, q. A. r., desires us TO publish the fol
lowing: In obedience to general orders from
national and department headquarters, Me-
mortal Day will be observed under the aus
pices of l.. G. Woodman post, No. 1876, assisted
by Lawton camp, S. o. v, and the citizens
of Lawton and vicinity. In compliance with
the usual custom, comrades will assemble at
the post room Sunday morning, for the pur-
pose of attending church in body, that they
may the more appropriately observe the
occasion. Comrades, we have one more
grave to decorate; let US remember that our
numbers are constantly growing less, and
that others must soon be called TO join the
ever increasing throng beyond. Let US then
enter upon the duties of the day with zeal
born of a sense of our duty, trusting that by
the lessons thus taught our memories.
through the patriotism of our sons, may be
preserved in like manner, and that the loyal
deeds of their fathers may be perpetuated
through time to come. All church societies,
Sabbath schools, civic societies and citizens
are cordially invited TO join with us on that
day. Good speakers have been engaged and
the prospect is that the day will be an unus-
ualy enjoyable one.
The Lawton base ballists went TO Decatur
on Thursday last to play game of ball and
were downed in holly contested game of
ten innings, by score of ten 10 nine. The
Lawton's went to bat first and pounded out
four runs, and for the next four innings got
nothing but blanks. The Decatur's were
blanked in the first three innings and tied
the game in the fourth by making four runs.
Z The fifth was goose egg for each side, and
in the sixth each side made three scores
which again tied the game In the seventh
Decatur scored two runs and Lawton none,
while in the eighth this was reversed. once
more leaving the game tie. In the ninth
neither side scored and the Lawton's went
to bat in the tenth but failed to count al
though they might easily have done so, hav-
ing man on third and passed ball by the
catcher of which the man didn't take advan-
tage. In the tenth Decatur made one score
after two men we're out which ended the game.
IL was an exciting contest, the finest ever
PLAYED in Decatur. The Lawton's expert
mented with Howard Smith, the second nine
pitcher. and for the seven innings that he
occupied the box. the Decatur's were unable
20 solve his delivery, four of DEMONSTRATING
out. Smith, the regular pitcher, struck out
three men in the three innings he pitched,
while Thomas of Decatur, struck out but
one man. The Decatur's were a little more
successful in punching their hits than the
Lawton's which won them the game. In
the first inning Decatur had the bases full
and not man out, but the fine work of the
visitors shut them of without a run. There
were seven men left on bases on each side
and the errors were about equally divided.
There was very little wrangling, although
the Misses of some of the Decatur crowd at
the umpire and Lawton players were entirely
uncalled for and the hissers should have
been ashamed of themselves. An effort was
made to have game at this place, but De
catur appears to be unwilling to play again.
Their Joy at having captured game from
|, the Lawton's, the first In ten years or more
knew no bounds and, as one of their players
remarked after the game, "when you beat
the Lavton team you're playing ball"